Retroperitoneal hemorrhage following bone marrow biopsy

M Luoni; E Croci; A De Paoli; S Fava; E Grimi; A Tocci; A Tosi; E Cassi

Retroperitoneal hemorrhage following bone marrow biopsy

Haematologica. 1994 Jan-Feb;79(1):70-2.

Authors

M Luoni¹, E Croci, A De Paoli, S Fava, E Grimi, A Tocci, A Tosi, E Cassi

Affiliation

¹ II Division of Medicine, General Hospital, Legnano, Italy.

PMID: 15378952

Abstract

We report the case of an elderly woman with polycythemia vera submitted to bone marrow biopsy who developed retroperitoneal hemorrhage as a result of direct penetration of the needle through the iliac crest, with damage to the iliolumbar artery, the first branch of the hypogastric artery.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Angiography, Digital Subtraction
Arteries / injuries*
Biopsy / adverse effects*
Bone Marrow / pathology*
Female
Hemorrhage / diagnostic imaging
Hemorrhage / etiology*
Hemorrhage / surgery
Humans
Hypotension, Orthostatic / etiology
Polycythemia Vera / complications
Polycythemia Vera / pathology
Retroperitoneal Space
Syncope, Vasovagal / etiology
Tomography, X-Ray Computed